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Crowned Miss Japan this week, Ukrainian-born Carolina Shiino cried with joy, thankful for the recognition of her identity as Japanese. Shiino has lived in Japan since moving here at age 5 and became a naturalized citizen in 2022. Now 26, she works as a model and says she has as strong a sense of Japanese identity as anyone else, despite her non-Japanese look.
Nationality is a big deal, when it comes to the Olympics. And it’s not just because of the inherent glory that comes with representing one’s home country. It also plays a factor in qualification for the Games – for instance, in surfing, for the Paris 2024 Olympics, each country is allotted two .